Suellen Fitzgerald Director, Parramatta Park and Western Sydney Parklands Trusts MAYS HILL GATEHOUSE Ms. Fitzgerald, I write to you in regards to the Parramatta Park Trust’s lease of the Mays Hill Gatehouse to Think Planners – a commercial consultancy firm providing its developer clients access to Government co-owned by Adam Byrnes and David Borger. The…

At the end of 2015, the NSW Government committed to developing the Fleet Street Heritage Precinct as a new Urban centre for Western Sydney – a plan for over 3000 new dwellings (and 8000 new residents) moving into Parramatta and commuting into the City to work. I’ve prepared a response to the NSW Premier and…

Deputy Premier Grant and Minister Speakman, I write to you in your capacities as Ministers for the Arts and Environment respectively in regards to the Mays Hill Gatehouse, a restored heritage cottage located within the grounds of Parramatta Park. Throughout 2014 and early 2015, $1.3 million was allocated towards restoration works to protect this 1869…

ANOTHER piece of Parramatta heritage has become off-limits for arts and culture. O-vation Group creative arts director Andrew Quah jumped at the opportunity when he heard the 142-year-old Mays Hill Gatehouse was up for lease following a restoration by Parramatta Park Trust. The Trust hoped at the time the successful tender would attract more people…